Mitos, the owner (and also the secret behind the success of Mario’s in Baguio), decided to set up her own restaurant in the old Casa Vallejo hotel. It serves the best of Asian and Continental cuisines from other Hill Stations around the world.

I met Mitos in an Artist Mafia gathering in Baguio. The people there are the ones who are campaigning and giving life to the authentic Baguio (vs. the commercialized Baguio) experience.

Mitos is a close friend of the owners of Cafe by the Ruins, so it’s no surprise then that a visit to Baguio is not complete without dropping by Cafe by the Ruins and Hill Station.

We usually order soup each time we dine because the boys love it just as much as we do. It’s also perfect with the Baguio weather. Unfortunately, the mushroom soup was not as fresh as we envisioned it to be; this was the only thing we did not like in our meal.

This was a somewhat exotic combination for us, which was perfect since we’re always looking for something new. Although we found it a bit salty, we still loved the combination of flavors with the lime sauce and different spices.

We had to resist buying these cool dinosaur pop-up books for the kids.

The shop has a second floor for other book interests. It is well-curated and relevant like Fully Booked. You can also ask the bookstore keeper for any interesting titles you would like.

Here’s a view from the second floor. It’s cool and quaint — how I wish Tagaytay would have a neighborhood store like this! 🙂

Overall, Hill Station with Mt. Cloud Bookshop is one of the best stops in Baguio for any foodie family. You can literally spend hours here (and to think we haven’t tried the 24-hour spa beside this place yet!).

Best to eat here during lunch or a sunset dinner with the kids. It gets full on weekends so make sure you have a reservation.

About me

Anton worked for the biggest multinational company in the Philippines
for 12+ years, straight out of college, before finally quitting his day job to become a full-time Online Media Entrepreneur.
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9 comments

How’s was the resto’s service Anton? Service sucked when we were there last January during the Chinese New Year celeb. My food didn’t arrive. All the waiter said was the order was delivered to the other table. No offer for replacement. Bad service.

Just visited this last Monday after a day-trip to Baguio (Yes. Day trip. That is the story of my work life) Nice find! Wouldn’t have known about this lace if I didn’t see it here. With regards to the meaty stuff, these are what we tried:
1. Moroccan spiced spare ribs. Tastes like ribs in curry. Nice and soft, though.
2. Picado: Much like salpicao. Good appetizer
3. Lamb stew: I may be biased since I am a fan of lamb and goat meat, but this was so tasty and the sauce just went well smother all over their rice.

Hi Anton,
I’ve been waiting for you to come and dine here for 2 years now! And you finally came to Hill Station! Where was I ??? Thank you so much for dining here and posting your experience. I welcome all constructive comments on the experience people have here and I thank you for that too, otherwise how would we improve. We are constantly working on improving, dapat lang 🙂
Hope I see you here next time!
Maraming salamat!
Mitos

went here last weekend and fell in love with the place. tried their Cordillera house blend coffee. best partnered with their New York cheesecake. i will definitely go back and visit this place again. 🙂